The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2041
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1460
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.89° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.04° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.13° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.